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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Swindling the Coroner] A great and priceless thing is a new interest!
aloft
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From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
also
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Swindling the Coroner] A great and priceless thing is a new interest!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
changed
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From this reading I strode onward from the Schwarenbach hostelry a changed man, a reorganized personality.
climbed
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clings
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From this reading How it takes possession of a man! how it clings to him, how it rides him!
conquered
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From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
Coroner
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eyes
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From this reading I walked into a new world, I saw with new eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
form
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From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I strode onward from the Schwarenbach hostelry a changed man, a reorganized personality.
giant
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grace
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grandeur
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From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Swindling the Coroner] A great and priceless thing is a new interest!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How it takes possession of a man! how it clings to him, how it rides him!
hostelry
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From this reading I strode onward from the Schwarenbach hostelry a changed man, a reorganized personality.
How
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From this reading How it takes possession of a man! how it clings to him, how it rides him!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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interest
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I walked into a new world, I saw with new eyes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Swindling the Coroner] A great and priceless thing is a new interest!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How it takes possession of a man! how it clings to him, how it rides him!
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
looking
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From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
magnitude
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man
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new
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now
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From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How it takes possession of a man! how it clings to him, how it rides him!
only
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From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
onward
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From this reading I strode onward from the Schwarenbach hostelry a changed man, a reorganized personality.
personality
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possession
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priceless
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reorganized
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rides
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saw
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Schwarenbach
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show-peaks
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From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
strode
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From this reading I strode onward from the Schwarenbach hostelry a changed man, a reorganized personality.
Swindling
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takes
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Swindling the Coroner] A great and priceless thing is a new interest!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Swindling the Coroner] A great and priceless thing is a new interest!
things
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From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How it takes possession of a man! how it clings to him, how it rides him!
unspeakable
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From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
up
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From this reading I had been looking aloft at the giant show-peaks only as things to be worshiped for their grandeur and magnitude, and their unspeakable grace of form; I looked up at them now, as also things to be conquered and climbed.
walked
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From this reading I walked into a new world, I saw with new eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I walked into a new world, I saw with new eyes.
world
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From this reading I walked into a new world, I saw with new eyes.
worshiped
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